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Wisconsin shops $720m portfolioThe state investment board wants to reduce its exposure to the largest funds in the market and is selling stakes in funds managed by KKR, Charterhouse, Carlyle and Blackstone.
- OMERS shops $750m portfolio
The C$55bn Canadian pension system is trying to sell a portfolio of funds from managers including KKR, Apax, Hellman & Friedman and TPG.
- In memoriam: Warren Hellman
Warren Hellman, the co-founder of US buyout firm Hellman & Friedman, has died at the age of 77 after a battle with leukemia.
- Blackstone and Goldman top PE rankings
The Blackstone Group topped preliminary rankings for private equity activity this year based on the total value of deals done, while Goldman Sachs booked the most revenue from buyout advisory work.
- Maine gets $30m access to KKR
The $10bn pension system, which only started investing in private equity in 2008, has added some of the biggest names in the asset class to its portfolio, including KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.
- H&F rehires Goldstein from US Treasury
Jeffrey Goldstein has rejoined Hellman & Friedman as a managing director after leaving in 2009 to work for the US treasury. Goldstein will focus on financial services and LP liaison duties.
- Avista adds pharma head to healthcare team
The firm has appointed former Nycomed CEO Håkan Björklund to assist the firm with portfolio companies’ expansion into global markets.
- Carlyle and Hellman poised for $3.9bn take-private
The firms’ $3.9bn acquisition of Pharmaceutical Product Development will be one of the largest recent deals in a hot healthcare and pharmaceutical market.
- Head of PE lobbying group 'steps aside'
Doug Lowenstein will relinquish his CEO role at the Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
- Firms help foster digital education trend
With schools facing tighter budgets, digital-based curriculums are playing a larger role in the classroom and in private equity firms' portfolios.